Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development Olsson E. Gunilla Almered
Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development Olsson E. Gunilla Almered Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the…
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Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Development Olsson E. Gunilla Almered
Providing both a theoretical background and practical examples of natural resource conflict, this volume explores the pressures on natural resources leading to scarcity and conflict.It is shown that the causes and driving forces behind natural resource conflicts are diverse, complex and often interlinked, including global economic growth, exploding consumption, poor governance, poverty, unequal access to resources and power. Natural resource conflicts range from armed conflicts to conflicts of interest between stakeholders in the North as well as in the South. The different interpretations of nature-culture and the role of humans in the ecosystem are often at the centre of the conflict.
The varying driving forces behind such disputes at different levels and scales are critically analysed, and approaches to facilitate and enforce mediation, transformation and collaboration at